Minnesota vs. Utah: NHL Match Prediction
Minnesota will meet Utah on January 24 on its home ice. The Wild have caused problems to many opponents before and tried to earn points. However, the visitors celebrated success in the two previous meetings, so they are ready to fight back the Wild. Will they be able to cause difficulties for their counterpart in this confrontation? What bet should you place on the upcoming event? You will find out from our betting tip

Match announcement

Minnesota Wild

Current form
Minnesota is in fourth place in the Western Conference. The team occasionally pleases its fans with excellent results, but it clearly lacks stability this season. Before this, it won several victories in a row without Kirill Kaprizov, but now it is in terrible shape and cannot find its game. In four of the previous five meetings, it suffered defeat and is on a series of three losses.
Let us recall that the Wild managed to deal only with the league outsider San Jose (3:1), after which they lost to Vegas (1:4), Edmonton (3:5), and in the away match with Nashville they lost with a score of 2:6, showing a weak game in defense. Despite this, in the match with Colorado, being outsiders, the Wild proved their superiority with a score of 3:1, while getting away with only one missed puck against the best attack of the league. Then the third game segment turned out well for them, in which they scored two unanswered goals and confidently brought the matter to a victorious end.
However, this season John Hines' team has earned most of its points on the road and has allowed itself to be beaten within 60 minutes only five times. On home ice, the club has not performed well and has managed to win only eight of 11 victories and usually concedes at least three or four goals per game.
Disqualifications and injuries
Minnesota doesn't have any roster issues at the moment.
Interesting trends for betting
- Minnesota averages 7.6 penalty minutes per game.
Savages are usually eliminated at least four times per game.
- Minnesota has a 53-53 goal-to-goal ratio in the third period.
The third period in Wilde performance is the most productive compared to the other periods

Utah Hockey Club

Current form
Utah is actively fighting for a playoff spot, but the team is currently only in 11th place in the Western Conference. The team, which only began its journey in the NHL this year, can already make a serious statement. The team led by Andre Tourigny looked great during December, but began to lose form right before Christmas. The recent series of home games began for Clayton Keller team with a loss to Florida (1:4), but a day later they won against San Jose (2:1). The debutants were unable to build on their success and lost to the Islanders (1:2), Montreal (3:5), and then failed to cope with the Rangers (3:5). The hosts finally broke their losing streak and were stronger than St. Louis (4:2) in the last match.
Utah also finished the final confrontation with Winnipeg in its favor with a score of 5:2, without experiencing any serious problems in the meeting with a strong opponent. Then it played a strong ending of the second segment and the beginning of the third period, after which it confidently brought the matter to victory in regulation time.
By the way, Clayton Keller has already scored 48 points in the goal+pass system and is already seven points ahead of Logan Cooley. It is largely thanks to his efforts that Utah is staying afloat and in most matches is making good use of its chances.
Disqualifications and injuries
Mikhail Sergachev, Sean Durzi and Dylan Gunter will not be able to take part in the upcoming fight.
Interesting trends for betting
- Utah is averaging 2.80 goals per game this season.
Rookies don't always play badly on offense, but their numbers only get worse over time.
- The Salt Lake club averages 27 shots per game
The debutants don't have many shots on goal, but they managed to convert 10.2% of their chances.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total over 1.5 goals
In three out of five matches involving visitors, the first period was productive
1.85Bet 2nd period: Utah will score
In four out of five matches, the visitors scored in the second period
1.52Tip and bets
It is impossible to single out a clear favorite in this confrontation. Minnesota is currently far from its optimal form. Of course, Kirill Kaprizov and the rest of the leaders have returned to the team, but they still need to gain the necessary fitness. Utah is definitely on a roll right now, as evidenced by its big win over Winnipeg the day before. Plus, the visitors have caused a lot of problems for the Wild this season, so it is highly likely that they will not lose in the upcoming confrontation, at least in regular time. In our opinion, Andre Tourigny team will give a worthy rebuff to their counterpart.
Prediction - Utah will not lose at 1.75
Bet on individual total
Utah has shown decent efficiency in many previous meetings and has opened up the opponents' defense at least three times. Tourigny team mainly operates on counterattacks, so they will definitely try to play in a similar style on the road. Minnesota does not like such opponents, since they regularly allow losses in their zone and make many mistakes in the crease. Based on this, we suggest taking the total of the guests.
We take Utah individual total over 2.5 goals for 1.85
Total Bet
The previous meetings with Utah were quite spectacular and had a large number of goals. The team is acting on opposite courses, but Minnesota also played the last matches in a similar style. The Savages also played two of the last three matches with more than five goals scored. There is a good chance that the upcoming confrontation between the teams will also be productive.
We bet on total over 5.5 goals with odds of 1.85